Words that rhyme with sycosis

n 1: abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues

n 1: the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes

n 1: an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another

n 1: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal [syn: ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch] 2: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn: deification, exaltation, apotheosis]

n 1: lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles

n 1: the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea [syn: endometriosis, adenomyosis]

n 1: offensive breath

n 1: an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus [syn: ketonemia, ketosis, acetonemia]

n 1: after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body [syn: metempsychosis, rebirth]

n 1: cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes

n 1: an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing [syn: infectious mononucleosis, mononucleosis, mono, glandular fever, kissing disease]

n 1: an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus [syn: fungal infection, mycosis]

n 1: unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia

n 1: chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles [syn: pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis]

n 1: infectious disease of birds [syn: psittacosis, parrot disease] 2: an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds [syn: psittacosis, parrot fever, ornithosis]

n 1: any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted

n 1: an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column

n 1: a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate

n 1: the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other [syn: symbiosis, mutualism]

n 1: the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel

n 1: an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column [syn: lordosis, hollow-back]

n 1: (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) [syn: meiosis, miosis, reduction division] 2: reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller [syn: light reflex, pupillary reflex, miosis, myosis]

n 1: a continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts

n 1: any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is dry and scaly like a fish

n 1: a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin

n 1: a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body

n 1: suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns

n 1: (veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia

n 1: an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms [syn: listeriosis, listeria meningitis]

n 1: a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits

n 1: (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells) [syn: necrobiosis, cell death]

n 1: process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection